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1985 Chairlift Installations - North America

The 1985 Lift Installation Survey was gathered from SAM Magazine.

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East
Resort Name Type Manufacturer HP Length Vert. Cap. Speed
KENTUCKY                
General Butter Ski Area N/A 3C CTEC N/A 1245 233 1800 450
                 
MAINE                
Sugarloaf USA Snubber 3C Borvig N/A 5460 428 1800 500
Sunday River Fall Line 2C Borvig N/A 2030 308 1200 450
Sunday River North Peak 3C Borvig N/A 4205 981 1800 500
                 
NEW HAMPSHIRE                
Loon Mountain Seven Brothers 3C CTEC N/A 3425 745 1800 500
Mt. Sunapee Spruce 3C Riblet N/A 1940 417 1800 400
Waterville Valley World Cup 3C Albertsson-Stadeli N/A 4203 1071 1800 475
                 
NEW YORK                
Labrador Central 3C Borvig N/A 3016 655 1800 450
                 
NORTH CAROLINA                
Sugar Mountain N/A 2C Doppelmayr N/A 4690 1060 1200 500
                 
PENNSYLVANIA                
Blue Knob N/A 3C CTEC N/A 2705 751 1300 400
Camelback N/A 3C Borvig N/A 1771 451 1800 450
Jack Frost N/A 2C Borvig N/A 842 95 1000 350
Little Gap N/A 2C Von Roll - Habegger N/A 2883 801 1200 460
Seven Springs N/A 3C CTEC N/A 3075 705 1800 390
Shawnee N/A 2C Borvig N/A 3150 649 1200 450
                 
VERMONT                
Haystack Lift #1 3C Poma N/A 3335 804 18000 500
Haystack Lift #3 3C Poma N/A 5556 1179 1800 500
Jay Peak The Jet 3C Doppelmayr N/A 3500 1160 1800 480
Mt. Snow Ego Alley 3C Lift Engineering N/A 4806 1006 2000 550
Okemo South Ridge Quad (Quad B) 4C Poma N/A 2743 414 2400 450
Stowe Mountain Triple 3C Doppelmayr N/A 4350 1170 1500 470
Stratton North American 4C Poma N/A 4380 1173 2100 500
Stratton Villager 2C Poma N/A 1073 155 1000 375

Midwest
Resort Name Type Manufacturer HP Length Vert. Cap. Speed
INDIANA                
Paoli Peaks N/A 3C CTEC N/A 1140 240 1800 450
Perfect North N/A 3C Riblet N/A 742 98 1800 300
                 
MICHIGAN                
Mt. Brighton N/A 3C Von Roll - Habegger N/A 1320 187 1800 350
Mt. Holly N/A 3C Riblet N/A 988 229 1800 400
                 
MINNESOTA                
Coffee Mill N/A 3C Riblet N/A 1087 366 1800 375
                 
OHIO                
Snow Trails N/A 3C Riblet N/A 975 205 1500 400
                 
WISCONSIN                
Cascade N/A 3C Borvig N/A 1511 307 1800 450

Mountain
Resort Name Type Manufacturer HP Length Vert. Cap. Speed
COLORADO                
Aspen Highlands N/A 2C Riblet N/A 518 97 1200 300
Aspen Mountain Gent's Ridge 4C Poma N/A 5440 1079 1750 450
Aspen Mountain Ajax Express 4C-Det. Poma N/A 4721 1107 1700 450
Aspen Mountain Bell Mountain† 2C Poma/Riblet N/A 6803 2158 1000 500
Breckenridge Falcon 4C Poma N/A 5838 1408 1200 450
Copper Mountain Resolution 3C Poma N/A 4381 1417 1800 500
Copper Mountain Storm King Platter Poma N/A 2011 451 900 740
Durango Legends 3C Poma N/A 5045 1484 1800 450
Durango Columbine 3C Poma N/A 545 76 1300 250
Geneva Basin Phoenix 3C Borvig N/A 3012 1003 1800 450
Loveland Lift #2 3C Lift Engineering N/A 5987 1120 1800 500
Snowmass N/A Platter Poma N/A 302 20 500 285
Steamboat Sunshine 3C Doppelmayr N/A 5647 1280 1800 500
Telluride N/A 3C CTEC N/A 6265 1262 1500 500
Telluride Plunge 3C CTEC N/A 6260 2138 1200 500
Vail Mountain Top 4C-Det. Doppelmayr N/A 4310 1107 2800 1000
Vail Game Creek 4C-Det. Doppelmayr N/A 4357 1180 2800 1000
Vail North Woods 4C-Det. Doppelmayr N/A 5564 1528 2800 1000
Vail Vista Bahn (Bubbled) 4C-Det. Doppelmayr N/A 9045 1988 2650 1000
Winter Park Summit Express 4C-Det. Poma 825 6978 1766 1530 900
Winter Park High Lonesome 4C Poma 600 5880 778 1500 500
                 
MONTANA                
Big Mountain Hellroaring 3C CTEC N/A 5845 1225 1800 450
                 
NEW MEXICO                
Ski Apache Lift #1 3C CTEC N/A 4970 1295 2050 500
                 
SOUTH DAKOTA                
Terry Peak Stewart 3C Riblet N/A 1380 232 1200 300
                 
UTAH                
Elk Meadows Lift #1 3C Poma N/A 2292 441 1800 450
Elk Meadows Lift #2 2C Poma N/A 2821 432 1200 500
Elk Meadows N/A Platter Poma N/A 1387 170 500 495
Park City Town 3C CTEC N/A 6665 1232 1800 500
Sudance N/A 3C Lift Engineering N/A 4115 1283 1800 500

Pacific
Resort Name Type Manufacturer HP Length Vert. Cap. Speed
ARIZONA                
Sunrise N/A 3C Lift Engineering N/A 3888 674 2000 500
                 
CALIFORNIA                
Bear Mountain N/A 3C CTEC N/A 3630 1130 1200 500
Dodge Ridge Prospector 3C CTEC N/A 4755 1168 1800 500
Donner Ski Ranch Lift 1A 3C Poma N/A 2198 709 1800 500
Mammoth Mountain Chair #2 4C Lift Engineering N/A 3950 935 2400 400
Mammoth Mountain Chair #24 4C Lift Engineering N/A 5390 956 2400 400
Mammoth Mountain Chair #25 4C Lift Engineering N/A 4358 1336 2400 450
Mt. Shasta Douglas Butte 3C Poma N/A 3206 1112 1800 500
Mt. Shasta Marmot 3C Poma N/A 3590 688 1800 500
Mt. Shasta N/A Platter Poma N/A 345 50 350 285
Northstar-at-Tahoe Big Springs Gondola (6) Doppelmayr N/A 4097 472 2400 1000
Sierra-at-Tahoe Puma 3C Lift Engineering N/A 5288 1430 1800 475
Snow Valley Lift #13 3C Lift Engineering N/A 1235 195 1800 350
Snow Valley Lift #1 2C Lift Engineering N/A 4694 852 1200 450
Squaw Valley Super Gondola Gondola (8) Poma N/A 8923 1749 2400 985
Squaw Valley Siberia Express 4C-Det. Poma N/A 3899 917 3000 985
                 
NEVADA                
Ridge Tahoe N/A Tram (10) Lift Engineering N/A 560 172 550 800

East
Resort Name Type Manufacturer HP Length Vert. Cap. Speed
ALBERTA                
Lyon Mountain N/A 4C Mueller N/A 1760 450 2600 500
Lyon Mountain N/A T-Bar Mueller N/A 2640 416 1000 500
Nakiska Silver 4C-Det. Doppelmayr N/A 5653 1404 2400 1000
Nakiska Gold 3C Doppelmayr N/A 4341 1483 1980 475
Nakiska Bronze 2C Doppelmayr N/A 1696 276 1200 450
Nakiska Olympic Platter Doppelmayr N/A 978 525 300 530
Sunshine Village Wheeler 2C Mueller N/A 2600 666 1200 500
                 
BRITISH COLUMBIA                
Fernie Boomerang 3C Doppelmayr N/A 4049 1640 1700 500
Mt. Seymour Lodge 2C Mueller N/A 1450 288 1440 400
Vancouver-Expo '86 N/A Gondola (6) Garaventa N/A 1770 3 1800 400
Whistler N/A Platter Mueller N/A 1250 485 375 500
                 
ONTARIO                
Blue Mountain N/A 2C Poma N/A 902 100 800 355
Elbow Ski Resort N/A 4C BM Lifts N/A 1420 307 2600 430
Mont. St. Louis N/A 4C BM LIfts N/A 1530 240 1800 375
Snow Valley N/A 4C BM Lifts N/A 1330 276 1800 450
                 
QUEBEC                
Bromont Lift #4 4C-Det. Poma N/A 4488 1201 2800 985
Chantecler N/A 4C Doppelmayr N/A 1100 275 2400 400
Chantecler N/A 3C Doppelmayr N/A 5300 695 1200 500
Chantecler N/A 4C Doppelmayr N/A 2400 575 2100 475
Lac Vert N/A 3C Doppelmayr N/A 3180 720 1600 475
Mt. Blanc N/A 3C Doppelmayr N/A 2400 560 1800 460
Mt. Gabriel N/A 4C Doppelmayr N/A 1700 500 2200 400
Mt. Orignal N/A T-Bar Doppelmayr N/A 3280 750 1100 710
Mt. Ste. Agathe N/A T-Bar. Doppelmayr N/A 1800 500 1200 600
Mt. Ste. Agathe N/A 3C Doppelmayr N/A 2020 560 1600 450
Mt. St. Sauveur Atomic Express 4C-Det. Doppelmayr N/A 3120 660 2400 800
Mt. Tremblant N/A 4C Doppelmayr N/A 4420 1160 1700 500
Mt. Sutton Lift #2 4C-Det. Doppelmayr N/A 4020 902 2400 1000
Mt. Valin N/A 4C Poma N/A 3881 912 1800 480
Mt. Castin N/A 4C Doppelmayr N/A 2400 535 2400 400
Mt. Donat N/A 4C Doppelmayr N/A 3020 820 1800 460
Stoneham N/A 4C Poma N/A 2152 420 1800 425
                 
YUKON                
Watsone Lake N/A T-Bar Harusch/Trans Fabricators N/A 1470 250 600 600
* New area for 1985-1986 season.
† The Bell Mountain lift at Aspen Mountain is actually a rebuild from new and old lift parts.

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